HIGH
The ed editor for Sun Solaris 2.6, 7, and 8 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files
Published Feb 8, 2005
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.35%
Description
The ed editor for Sun Solaris 2.6, 7, and 8 allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.35% 0.00346
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00346
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00346) | 25.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00346) | 26.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 11.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 29.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 27.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 16, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 25.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10411 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57443-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=3688 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_AUSCERTPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/2955 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9199 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13952 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/10411 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-57443-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=3688 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_AUSCERTPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/2955 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9199 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13952 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 8, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Feb 8, 2005
Link CVE-2003-1056
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a